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Thomas Clark Stood browsing in a charity shop in Carlisle this afternoon. Scanning through the books and I said to Mr T, 'that looks like such a doppelganger for Thomas'... DT looks over.... 'That's because it IS Thomas'!! 🫣 Needless to say, I'm looking forward to reading!

"I regard a well-stocked library as the pinnacle of democratic socialism." - Alasdair Gray Celebrate #GrayDay by delving into one of the many Alasdair Gray books in our well-stocked libraries.

We had a bumper turn-out to hear from our extremely talented local poets at our first ever open mic poetry event, This Tuesday At The Library at #CoatbridgeLib last night. If you’re a budding Burns or an aspiring Angelou, keep an eye out for our future open mic events, coming to

Scotland's Makar, our national poet, Peter Mackay presents "Ubhal / Apple" for World Poetry Day 2025. Peter's English translation of his Gaelic poem follows in this thread. #WorldPoetryDay #WorldPoetryDay2025 Pàdraig MacAoidh

This will be a wonderful occasion, so sign up while there are places still available. Born in Kyle: Billy Kay and Robyn Stapleton | Motherwell Library librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus…

Muckle thanks tae the team ScotsHoose Yaldi for oor copies o their new Scots anthology, ‘The Wheesht’. A braw collection o stories and poyums haunpicked by them. The cover image catches yer een tae, meanin ye cannae help but pick up a copy. A richt treat for us!

Out today! Travelogue from Stornoway to South Wales via Scarborough, Sunderland and some places that don't begin with 's'. Social history from murals to Marx via the banning of leaping on Sundays. Guaranteed to leave the Last of the Summer Wine theme tune as your earworm.

Scottish author Billy Kay is visiting #MotherwellLib on Thursday 22 May for a very special visit. It will also feature musician Robyn Stapleton performing some Scots songs. Places have gone fast already, don't miss out. Book now: culturenl.co.uk/km9t

Two weeks tonight I’ll be joined by one of the great exponents of Scots song Robyn Stapleton for a very special Born in Kyle event in| Motherwell Library. Free but click here to register. librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus…

Over 60 people are coming to my event a week tonight in Motherwell Library with Robyn Stapleton, one of the great Scots sangsters of our time. There are still a few places available, so grab them soon North Lanarkshire Libraries Clare Adamson MSP Born in Kyle: librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus…

This will be a very special occasion. Robyn is a wonderful singer and the combination of Burns songs and my Ayrshire Scots memoir is powerful. See you on Thursday. Born in Kyle: Billy Kay and Robyn Stapleton | Motherwell Library librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus…

Tickets still available for wonderful night of song and readings. Billy Kay

A pleisure tae see an auld frien ⁦Clare Adamson MSP⁩ yestreen in Motherwell at a braw nicht in the library ⁦North Lanarkshire Libraries⁩ ⁦Thomas Clark⁩

Thank you North Lanarkshire Libraries for superb hosting and to Alistair Heather & Hands Up For Trad for the Scots grant that made it happen. A great audience and a braw nicht had by me, by Robyn Stapleton and by everybody present.

We hope everyone enjoy yesterday evenings event at #MotherwellLib as much as we did. It was a fantastic night featuring Billy Kay, Robyn Stapleton and Alistair Heather. Thanks go to Hands Up For Trad for funding the event.

Weel, here’s the bonniest thing tae fetch up on ma doorstane in a lang speil! Muckle congrats tae Tippermuir Books, TIE an, abuin aw, the amazin Ashley Douglas on the Scots language's FIRST ever original LGBT+ inclusive buik for bairns - and whit a belter it is forby!!

Thomas Clark Tippermuir Books TIE Ashley Douglas Goat ma ain copy the ither day an whit a fine hing it is! 🤩

Here is a lovely poem by Thomas Clark.

We'll be covering the the Scottish Languages Bill (2025) from a Gaelic perspective, but we'd like to do this from a Scots perspective too. Any takers?